A welcome link from The Guardian! This article from The Guardian, published back in October 2024 has been generating a few links through to our webpage, as the original piece has (very welcomly) been amended to provide a direct link to this page (as can be seen below). If any other articles by The Guardian,Continue reading “Welcome link from The Guardian and November 2024 the best month yet for the N.C.L. website!”
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Northumberland Line Opening on December 15th, the new LNER Timetable, and the N.C.L an alternative route for the ECML?
Northumberland Line Opening! In some very welcome news, the Northumberland Line has finally been given an opening date of Sunday 15th December 2024. This is a very welcome step forward for many of the large towns in South East Northumberland, which haven’t seen a rail service since 2nd November 1964, so a little over 60Continue reading “Northumberland Line Opening on December 15th, the new LNER Timetable, and the N.C.L an alternative route for the ECML?”
Station Proposals at Killingworth and Belford, and the Morpeth Diversion
In the last few days, two articles cite plans for new stations at Killingworth in North Tyneside, and at Belford in North Northumberland on the East Coast Main Line (ECML). We’ll explore the opportunities and challenges of both of these stations below. Killingworth Station A new station at Killingworth on the East Coast Main LineContinue reading “Station Proposals at Killingworth and Belford, and the Morpeth Diversion”
Northumberland Line News: Ashington and Seaton Delaval to open before Christmas, the other four opening in 2025.
This article from BBC News states that while the Northumberland Line is due to open before Christmas 2024, it will do so with only Ashington and Seaton Delaval Stations, with Newsham now delayed into 2025, joining the other stations of Bedlington, Blyth Bebside, and Northumberland Park. A further announcement of an opening date is expectedContinue reading “Northumberland Line News: Ashington and Seaton Delaval to open before Christmas, the other four opening in 2025.”
Smashing Statistics for November on the N.C.L. Website!
Today has absolutely blown past the 5000 visitor mark (5,182 as of this evening) to the website from its launch earlier this year (2024), and has been viewed well over 6000 times! Thank you to everyone who’s visited the website, and please like our social media, share blog posts and more to keep growing theContinue reading “Smashing Statistics for November on the N.C.L. Website!”
Almost One Million Rail Passengers Using Railway Stations Between Pegswood and Berwick Upon Tweed in 2023/24
This Northumberland Gazette article ‘The most and least used train stations in Northumberland as new rail passenger numbers revealed‘ details the most and least used stations in Northumberland as a whole, from Acklington at 17th place, to Berwick Upon Tweed at the top. This is based on figures from April to March each year, soContinue reading “Almost One Million Rail Passengers Using Railway Stations Between Pegswood and Berwick Upon Tweed in 2023/24”
Northumberland Line Preview Video by Northumbria Rail
In the last few days, Northern has been offering a handful of preview trips over the Northumberland Line prior to opening, with Northumbria Rail recording a trip made on 20/11/2024 and uploaded to YouTube. This video shows progress on the line and stations up to that date, with latest news being an announcement in nextContinue reading “Northumberland Line Preview Video by Northumbria Rail”
Northumberland Line, Quiet Stations On ECML and N.C.L. Fix For The Future?
23.11.24 Northumberland Line Opening Date At time of writing, the Northumberland Line is due to partially open at some point in December 2024. There has not been an officially announced date as of yet, with announcement from Northumberland County Council saying this will come in the next few days, whilst Northern has updated their websiteContinue reading “Northumberland Line, Quiet Stations On ECML and N.C.L. Fix For The Future?”
Implement the Northumberland Coast Loop to help achieve Northumberland’s Carbon Neutral by 2030 target?
The Northumberland Climate Change November Update email dropped into my inbox yesterday (8th November 2024), The big green button takes you to the NCC Climate Change page, where you can view the above document. For rail, little is mentioned beyond the Northumberland Line scheme, but it is interesting to note that approximately 50% of theContinue reading “Implement the Northumberland Coast Loop to help achieve Northumberland’s Carbon Neutral by 2030 target?”
Call for Evidence from David Smith MP on ‘A1 Safety’ & N.C.L. Suggestions for East Coast Main Line Improvements
The above Facebook message from David Smith MP is a call for evidence by Monday 4th November 2024 as described in the above screenshot, as a constituent, I’ll be putting in my own email, but here I’ll also detail a few key rail improvements that could be done in parallel to complement this. Improved railContinue reading “Call for Evidence from David Smith MP on ‘A1 Safety’ & N.C.L. Suggestions for East Coast Main Line Improvements”
The Northumberland Coast Loop 